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Re: Parking parking parking
....There is plenty of money for highways. Just visit PA between Altoona and Pittsburgh - especially the Johnston region. Multiple lane divided highways that have no traffic. Its called incumbants and pork. ....
We have neither the politicos who can bring the money in nor the land owned by the state to expand that way. . .
...Even the Schukyll could be doubled in capacity - except that introverted ostriches have this "we fear to innovate" attitude expressed in lies such as "no room" or "too expensive". ....
Considering that the Schukyll Expressway follows the Schukyll River on one side and a rather significant granite ridge on the other, just how would you propose expanding it?
....Phoenixville, last I read a municipality summary, had over $1million is surplus! ....
Most unfortunately true. The Council folks are too scared to spent it. Shortsightedness abounds around here! :-(
...Last time through Phoenixville, I still could not even see traffic light coordination - and that costs almost nothing....
No, it costs plenty, but PENNDot is willing to pay for it, if the Council would let them. Guess who can't get their act together to approve the funding?
...Phoenixville top management and business leaders are its own worst enemy....
Unfortunately, I *completely* agree with this statement! :-(
...An abandoned lumber yard burned down. Perfect. The road out of town should have beelined straight out, up French Creek to join Route 23 and 724 on the West side of town. Instead, the town built more stores and left the same obstructed streets as is. ...
Can't do that -- the lumber yard is owned by a family that was actually using the property for contractors. They are rebuilding the site, just taking forever to do it.
If Borough Council wouldn't take the steel property by eminent domain (which was owed back taxes for more than the property was worth!), you certainly can't expect them to condem a active business site! :-0
....Currently Phoenixville has no growth so that intersections remain just under capacity. [...]Phoenixville is already at capacity - and will now become massive conjections if new homes sprout especially West and South. ...
You can't possibily live here -- there are new houses already West and South and a darn awful lot of new housing development in what used to be open space on the North Side. There aren't any new businesses, but there are *plenty* of new houses and new kids cramming the school district.
....As noted, if you think they have had growth, then you don't understand what has been happening in growing areas of America over the past 30 years. Phoenixville has had almost no growth - and negative growth compared to most of America. ....
Based on what statistics? Everything out of Chester County and the state says that Chester County is the fastest growing county in PA and one of the fastest growing in the country -- Phoenixville isn't growing *as fast* as southern Chester County, but the latest Census figures are bouncing upwards (I helped gather them! ;-)). It's jobs and business that isn't growing. . .
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